Ban backyard pools

[El-Presidente]

Child deaths in pools are largely (but not 100% of the time) caused by these things.

1. Dumb fucks not having child safe pool fences
2. Dumb fucks not supervising their kids properly
3. Dumb fucks in a country with lots of access to swimming facilities not teaching their kids to swim and about water safety

But for some reason it isn't ok to point out to people that they are dumb cunts. However it is okay to legislate to prevent their dumb cuntery.

I've said this many times before but the world would be a much better place if people had their idiocy pointed out to them.

I pretty much agree with 1 & 2, but have some reservations about 3. 

There isn't "lots" of access to swimming facilities.  Surprisingly in the New Orleans in the middle class neighborhoods swimming pools are few and far between.  In the poorer neighborhoods they are pretty non-existent.  You can't teach your child to swim if you don't know how to swim yourself.  Classes cost $, even at the Y.  It isn't really possible to teach every child to swim (access to pools, time available to parents, money).  Some like the PR are natural swimmers (how she can swim using one arm and leg is a marvel to watch); no one taught her.

I'm not sure how true this is, but  I've been told the US Navy prefers you not to know how to swim before you enlist.  They'd rather teach you properly.

When I was growing up in Australia swimming and water safety was taught at school. Was generalizing based on my own experience sorry, and also the article was about Australia.

I think that would be a good idea here in the US also but so much is taught just to get test scores up a lot of other things get pushed aside but that's a whole other thread

Test scores up and cost down seems to count only. Very sad. But that is what it is about lately.

My Mum is a teacher and apparently they spend days at a time these days having children practise tests and learn how to do well on tests. Not fucking educating them but training them how to do fucking tests!

[Icequeen]

Yep, because the test scores determine how much funding the school receives.

They need a class on common sense, since half the parents don't have it anymore.

[Jack]

My Mum is a teacher and apparently they spend days at a time these days having children practise tests and learn how to do well on tests. Not fucking educating them but training them how to do fucking tests!

It's the same here too, curriculums geared toward standardized testing.

[Genesis]

I hate standardized tests -_-

[DirtDawg]

I would HATE to be without my pool during summer. 

Right now it is full of snow.

 

[Semicolon]

I would HATE to be without my pool during summer. 

Right now it is full of snow.

 

Time for skating.

[Parts]

I hate standardized tests -_-

When I was in I think second grade I got in trouble for making patterns filling in the circles rather than answers     Back then, 70s, they didn't have many of the tests and I hated them I can't imagine what it would be like now

['andersom']

I hate standardized tests -_-

When I was in I think second grade I got in trouble for making patterns filling in the circles rather than answers     Back then, 70s, they didn't have many of the tests and I hated them I can't imagine what it would be like now

Lol, reminds me of a test my kid brought home. There were bands of grey with white regular dots above and below the test, so, she had been creative with that.
The remark of the teacher was. "WHY, name of my kid?"
I saw the test, and burst out laughing. Telling my daughter I would have understood better if the teacher had remarked on all other tests "Why not?"

[Queen Victoria]

I hate standardized tests -_-

When I was in I think second grade I got in trouble for making patterns filling in the circles rather than answers     Back then, 70s, they didn't have many of the tests and I hated them I can't imagine what it would be like now

Parts, I remember being given IQ tests in grammar and high school.  They said wrong answers didn't count so when I saw I had about 2 or so minutes left on the tests I simply filled in all the remaining bubbles.  Managed to get enough right to get me into Mensa years later.

[DirtDawg]

I would HATE to be without my pool during summer. 

Right now it is full of snow.

 

Time for skating.

FUCK THAT!!

I will watch skating on television.  I hate winter!

[El-Presidente]

I would HATE to be without my pool during summer. 

Right now it is full of snow.

 

Time for skating.

FUCK THAT!!

I will watch skating on television.  I hate winter!

Winter is but only when there is ice and snow. Rain constantly is shit though

[renaeden]

It hasn't rained here since last year.

[Semicolon]

It hasn't rained here since last year.

It hasn't rained much in America since last year, either.

[DirtDawg]

I would HATE to be without my pool during summer. 

Right now it is full of snow.

 

Time for skating.

FUCK THAT!!

I will watch skating on television.  I hate winter!

Winter is but only when there is ice and snow. Rain constantly is shit though

I HATE WINTER!!!

[odeon]

It hasn't rained here since last year.

It hasn't rained much in America since last year, either.

It feels like it has been raining here ever since last year.